Citation

Kustermann A, Möbius C, Oberstein T, Müller HH, Kornhuber J. Ann. Gen. Psychiatry 2014; 13(1): 37.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s12991-014-0037-8

PMID

25489334

Abstract

Originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy, pregabalin has become a compound with a wide spectrum of indications comprising anxiety disorders and chronic pain and is therefore largely prescribed. Thus, it is important for clinicians to be aware of rare, but serious adverse effects. The following report illustrates the case of a 20-year-old male with a severe depressive syndrome following pregabalin medication which even led to a suicide attempt.

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